He always opens up to me more whenever he's a human, so that's good. But, he's also more secure, and isolates himself a lot. The slightest crack of a twig makes him leap to his feet!
"What are you staring at wench?" Inuyasha barked. (A.N. Haha! Get it? He's a human, and he barked! Ha, okay. ' )
"Inuyasha!" Kagome put her hands on her hips, emphasizing her point.
"Keh." Inuyasha stood up and proceeded to walk off of camp grounds.
"And where are you going tonight, Inuyasha? You're human." Miroku stated.
"Keh, like I don't know that." He just kept walking. Kagome waited, if only for seconds, before she got fed up and stalked after him, grabbing two water bottles on the way.
Kagome spotted Inuyasha perched on a rock, overlooking the water. She walked closer, trying to be as quiet as she can. Any moment she got, she would practice her training on being quiet. She took another tiptoe and-
"I know you're there Kagome. You're kicking rocks every step." Kagome sighed. He caught her. No wonder she needs training.
"Inuyasha, why did you come out here. You're safer with us tonight." Kagome handed him a water, and he gently took it, nodding thanks.
"I just wanted some time alone, is that a crime? Jeeze, you people are always on my case." Inuyasha unscrewed the cap.
"Well, we're all worried about you. Is that a crime?" She got him there. But Inuyasha remained his stubborn self, and just keh'd, then took a swig of water. They sat in silence for awhile, just watching the small waves. Kagome opened her mouth to say something.
"I-"
"Shh." Inuyasha stood up, grabbing the hilt of the Tetsuiga. Kagome reached behind her.
Shoot! I forgot my bow and arrows! They stood together, balancing on the rock, back to back. No sound was around them, making it very eerie. Inuyasha's eyes darted to the left, and before Kagome was going to ask what's wrong, Inuyasha pounced on her.
"Get down!" Cradling her head against his chest, Inuyasha covered Kagome's body with his own, so nothing could hit her. A ball of slime whizzed past them, landing in the water and disinigrating. Inuyasha stood up, helping Kagome up, too.
"Heh heh, Inuyasha, the half demon. It seems I now know your time of weakness. Just wait until this gets out!" The demon starting laughing hysterically again. He was a big slime, but with figure. He was almost the same size of Inuyasha, only dripping with a nasty thick liquid. Kagome grimaced. Not only was he just plain ugly, but he smelled rotten, too.
"Yeah, that's if you get out alive!" Inuyasha whipped out Tetsuiga, dull and cracked. He held it in front of him like a lifeline.
"Are you planning on killing me with that thing? The demon lunged after him.
"Inuyasha!"
"Kagome move!" Inuyasha shoved her off the rock, landing hard on her bum. She grunted, then glared at Inuyasha. It faded quickly when she realized just how much trouble they were in.
I can run to camp, get Sango and Miroku, and get my bow and arrows! But...but then I'll be leaving Inuyasha, and he needs help! What do I do!
Kagome was having a mental argument as Inuyasha was having a physical one with the demon. Inuyasha ran as fast as he could in the opposite direction of Kagome, leading the demon away. It worked. The demon soon came stomping after him. Inuyasha quickly stopped and swung Tetsuiga. He gasped as it just got stuck inside of the demon.
"Dammit! I should've known better!" Inuyasha dodged the Tetsuiga being hurled back at him.
"Yeah, you should've known better! And now you don't have a weapon!" The demon laughed once more and took another swing. Inuyasha kept backing up, dodging the attacks, while the demon kept taking steps forward, throwing the attacks. Finally, the demon faked Inuyasha out with pretending to punch him straight forward. Inuyasha moved to his left, while the demon's slimy fist came colliding very hard with his ribs, sending Inuyasha flying. His eyes grew wide as he felt bones snapping.
"No, Inuyasha!" Kagome came running towards him. The demon turned around, smirking at her.
"Look what I did to your poor half demon." He laughed. Kagome stopped dead in her tracks, taking glances at the demon, then Inuyasha.
Should I take a run for Inuyasha, or fight the demon? What will I use?
Kagome didn't have a moment to process this thought before the demon came charging at her. The demon knew Kagome was weak, so he barly punched her, giving her enough time to duck down. He laughed at how weak she was. This was going to be fun. The demon threw another punch at her and she jumped to the side. Giving up for the moment, he quickly grasped her neck and held her high. She started to choke.
"I'm sorry little girl. But no one is here to save you now!" He dropped her to the ground as she clutched her throat glaring at him.
"I'll make you a deal. Be my slave, my servant, and I'll spare your friend's life." He was staring her down. Kagome slowly stood up, and got in his face.
"N-never." She quickly formed her hand into a fist and collided it with his face. She got disgusted when it just sunk right in. He laughed, punching her somewhat lightly, getting her hand out of his face. She groaned, never really having a punch in the stomach before. She never fought with her hands. let alone fought with a pile of slime. She started to run back to the rock to see if there was any large rocks or sticks she could stall him with.
What do I do, what do I do!
Kagome was panting, losing air from running, and the blow to the stomach. She looked behind her to see that Inuyasha had woken up, and was quickly sneaking up on the demon. The demon walked towards her, and before she knew it, Inuyasha had his fist through the demons stomach.
"Foolish mutt." The demon threw his arms in the air, looking like he was flexing his muscles and abs(if he had any), and sent Inuyasha flying into tree. Kagome looked around. There were small rocks, twigs and two water bottles. Kagome picked up Inuyasha's water bottle and threw it at his head. Kagome turned around, searching for something else, knowing that the water bottle couldn't do anything. She was very surprised to hear a scream, and she whipped around. The water had spilled out of the bottle and onto the demon. He was covering his eyes and stumbling. Kagome's eyes grew wide as she remembered a key point.
--A ball of slime whizzed past them, landing in the water and disinigrating--
Of course! It disinigrates in water!It's weakness is water!
Kagome looked at the lake and smiled.
Now all I have to do is get Inuyasha over here!
She looked over at him and noticed him down, but moving slightly, trying to get up. The blows the demon gave him must have been powerful in order to knock him out that much. Kagome began running in all different directions so the demon couldn't catch her.
"Stupid girl! What are you doing? Do you honestly think you can outrun me!" The demon sped up, and Kagome started running towards Inuyasha.
"K-Kagome! What are you doing?" Inuyasha stood fully up, clutching his ribs. Kagome finally reached him, and looked behind her to see the demon coming closer. Kagome grasped Inuyasha's hand and began to run towards the water.
"Kagome, where are you going! I have to go fight him!" Inuyasha almost pulled away before Kagome gave a forceful tug on his hand, which she was still holding. (A.N. sorry, couldn't help it!)
They were almost to the lake when Inuyasha stopped and turned to face the demon running at them.
"Kagome, go do whatever you are going to do. I'll keep him busy."
"No, Inuyasha! You have to! I have a plan! Please, just listen to me for once!" Kagome pleaded. Inuyasha looked strangly at the girl. He'd never seen her so determined. He decided, that since he would probably lose, no matter how much he didn't want to admit it, he would have to follow Kagome. He ran after her as she just started walking into the lake.
"Are you crazy?" Inuyasha asked surprised.
"Come on! He's gaining on us!" Kagome grabbed his shirt and started to pull him in. The water wasn't so cold, since the night was humid. They got waist deep when Kagome stopped pulling him.
"What are you idiots doing?" The demon asked, trying to hide the fact that the human girl had outsmarted him.
"You can't get us in the water. You'll burn up." Kagome stated matter of factly. She was proud that she had actually done something herself for once. Inuyasha looked at her proud features. He smiled lightly, but didn't dare let anyone see it.
"So what are you going to do, sit in the ice cold water forever?" It started laughing again. Kagome hated that laugh.
"No, I'm going to do this." Kagome took a deep breath.
"SHIPPOU!" Kagome screamed his name. They were pretty far from Kaede's hut, and Kagome didn't know if Sango or Miroku would be able to hear her. Shippou had demon ears. Kagome smiled and waited, while Inuyasha looked at her like she just grew dog ears.
Shippou's head perked up.
"Did you guys hear that?" He asked his group members.
"It didn't understand the words, but it sounded like someone screaming." Sango said.
"Someone said my name. I think it was Kagome!" Shippou stood up, putting on a serious expression.
"She has been gone quite long with Inuyasha..." Miroku smiled. Sango slapped him.
"Get your mind out of the gutter! They could be in trouble. Kirara! Let's go!" The fire cat roared and transformed while Sango and Shippou mounted her back. Miroku quickly tried to get on, but Kirara took off, with Miroku hanging on to her tail.
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Kagome and Inuyasha looked like they were having a staring contest with the demon. Nobody said a word. Inuyasha finally broke the silence with a cocky remark.
"Seems like you've lost this battle, slimy." A fang poked out of his half smile. The demon mirrored his smile as an idea came to mind.
"I might not be able to attack you cowarding wimps, but that doesn't mean I can't still hit you." With that said, the demon formed a slime ball in his hand and chucked it high in the air, falling down on the two.
"Kagome! Go!" Inuyasha started shoving Kagome away, but it was hard considering they were waist deep in water. The slime ball hit the spot they were occupying only moments ago.
Uh oh Kagome thought. The demon continued to hurl slime balls in the water, cornering them in one small section.
"Got you now!" The demon was about to hurl another ball when a large boomerang got jabbed into his back.
"What the-"
"Sacred Sutras!" Miroku yelled, sending three sutras at the demon. They landed on him, paralyzing him for a moment, then sinking in. The demon sent the boomerang back at Sango. She didn't bother moving.
"Sango!" Miroku yelled. She stood tall as the Hirakotsu inched it's way towards her. Miroku would've tried to stop it if he wasn't so far away. He watched with horror as the Hirakotsu came dangerously close. Suddenly, Sango jumped, doing a stretched out backflip, and catching the Hirakotsu in the air. Miroku's eyes went wide.
Someone's been training. He smiled, then directed his attention to the demon at hand. Shippou ran over to Kagome.
"Kagome! Are you okay? I heard you yell my name!"
"Yes, Shippou, we're fine. But I need you to do me a favor..." Kagome began telling Shippou her plan while Inuyasha watched the battle. Sango and Miroku were taking countless leaps and dodging attacks. Finally Kagome yelled to Miroku.
"Miroku! Throw your sutras!" Miroku nodded.
"Sacred Sutras!" He thew three once more, and they hit the demon when he was occupied with Sango.
"Shippou, now!" Kagome said. Shippou transformed into a pink ball (A.N. Does that have a name?) and began to suck in water. Once he was filled up, he spit it all out on the demon. The demon started shrieking once more as the massive amount of water started raining down on him, burning him away. Soon, there was nothing left.
"Great job Shippou!" Kagome scooped him up when he transformed back and huggged the life out of him. Inuyasha just slightly smiled. The three of them began to walk to the others to talk about the battle
They had all reached Kaede's hut, talking about the battle on the way.
"-and Miroku thought that you and Inuyasha were-"
"SHIPPOU!" Sango covered his mouth as a huge blush crossed Kagome's cheeks. Inuyasha pretended not to hear, and didn't turn to face them as a blush crept up to his cheeks as well.
"Eh heh, heh." Miroku laughed innocently, with a hand behind his head. The girls just glared at him. They all began to walk inside.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome asked shyly.
"Yeah, what is it?"
"Can I talk to you for a moment, please?" Kagome kept her eyes on the ground. Inuyasha feh'd as they walked a little ways away from the hut. Sango, Miroku and Shippou all exchanged glances, shrugged, and walked inside.
"What do you want?" Inuyasha asked impatiently.
"Inuyasha, when you were hit against the tree, I was helpless." Inuyasha scowled, thinking she was just going to sit him for making her almost die.
"And, I-I didn't know what to do. I mean, it wasn't like...-well...-what I mean is...-you see..."
"Kagome, what are you trying to say?" Kagome took a deep breath.
"Inuyasha, I need your help. I'm not always going to have you there to protect me. I was wondering...if...if...you would...train me...to fight...physically." Kagome kept her eyes downcast once more. Inuyasha raised an eyebrow.
Train her to fight? But I'll always be there!
A voice piped up in his head.
But you weren't today, and she could've died!
He kept thinking.
Maybe this is good then. It's just a little training, and it's not like it will take very long. Plus, Kagome needs to know how to fend for herself, just in case something like this will happen again...even though it won't!
"Okay." Kagome's eyes went wide as she lifted her head.
"Really?" She grinned.
"What, you want me to take that back?"
"No! No, I'm just...surprised."
"Well, you need the training. We'll start tomorrow." Kagome jumped up and grinned bigger, if possible.
"Yes! Thank you, Inuyasha!" She gave him a quick, but excited hug, then started walking back to the hut. Inuyasha just stood there, still in shock of the excited outburst, and the surprising yet comforting hug. He lightly laughed, then started following her inside.